Youth Against Settlements 4 May 2010 On Saturday 1st May 2010, Youth Against Settlements held the second of their new, weekly, non-violent demonstrations in the heart of the Old City of Hebron. The demonstration calls for the opening to Palestinians ...
Read More »ISM apartment in Hebron broken into – Israeli Intelligence Services suspected
International Solidarity Movement 3rd May 2010 In the early hours of the morning on Saturday 1st May, the International Solidarity Movement’s Hebron apartment was broken into. Laptops, video cameras, photo memory cards and USB flash drives were stolen. Cash and ...
Read More »Israeli soldiers ransack Palestinian homes and damage belongings in Tuba village
Christian Peacemaker Teams 31 March 2010 On March 31, the Israeli Special Police Forces entered the Palestinian village of Tuba, immediately east of Ma’on settlement, and destroyed household belongings in two homes in the village. The police forced Tuba residents ...
Read More »Hebron’s women march in protest to the Judaization of the Ibrahimi mosque
3 March 2010 Today over a 100 Palestinian women marched Hebron’s streets to resist Ibrahim’s mosque becoming an Israeli Heritage Site. The Women’s Empowerment Project gathered women from Hebron district to march from Hebron’s Muncipality down to the mosque. The ...
Read More »CPT: Netanyahu statement on Ibrahimi Mosque leads to unrest in Hebron
Christian Peacemaker Team 22 February 2010 On 21 February 2010 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced the Israeli government’s intention to designate as Jewish heritage sites Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. Netanyahu’s statement has led to ...
Read More »CPT: ‘My son, my son’
Maureen Jack | CPT Hebron 13 February, 2010 Yesterday a man died in Al Khalil/Hebron. Israeli soldiers shot him, and he died of his injuries. He was a Palestinian of about forty, with a large family. There are different versions ...
Read More »Call for international day of action to re-open Shuhada street to Palestinians
Open Shuhada Street 29 January 2010 On 25 February 2010 activists and organizations from around the world will join together in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Hebron, through local protests, and petitions to the Israeli Government. We will be ...
Read More »CPT: Hebron Incidents, December 17-31, 2009
The Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron released this incident report for the period between December 17 and December 31, 2009. December 17, 2009 Shortly after morning worship, the team’s neighbor told them that soldiers were on the roof of the ...
Read More »Hebron: Israeli military targets Palestinian children for searches and detention
Christian Peacemaker Team Hebron In the last month, the Israeli military has been detaining children for extended lengths of time in the Old City, and at times appearing to be “practicing” soldiery by randomly selecting boys off the street and ...
Read More »From Hebron to Nablus
From Pork to Palestine Blog 27 December 2009 I’m banned from Sheikh Jarrah and occupied East Jerusalem so I spent the last two days in Hebron and recently arrived in Nablus. Hebron is one of the oldest inhabited cities in ...
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